I can also say the same of my iMac. Apparently, they say, the hard drive went out. No problem, we’ll replace the drive. Call back, “Where’s my computer?” “All done. We’re just testing it. Want it to be all okay.” “Okay.” I can go over to Barnes & Nobles and have a cup of coffee and wait. “How long?” “We’ll call you.” Uh…. “How long could I be waiting?” “We’ll call you within twenty four hours.” … They called back sooner. They had to swap out the logic board. Had one in stock. Great! Except that one was bad too. Had to order a board. And maybe the video card was bad too. And maybe it wasn’t the hard drive after all. As long as the aluminum is still okay, right?

And this clunky six year old laptop is barely adequate for internet browsing.

So, we’ve put the PS3 back into play. Two games featuring snow. Skyrim and Lord of the Rings: War in the North.

Skyrim is incredible. I’m playing a two-hander. The wife tried sword and board, but has decided being a mage is more the way to go. I saw the zombies she was making in the first dungeon. Nice. But the two-hander can one-shot, so I’ll stick with that. The graphics reminded the wife VERY MUCH of Morrowind. As opposed to the last game, Oblivion. The music too. So far I’ve done a few dungeons, acquired a House Karl, and became a Thegn. And some ogre-giant one-shotted me when I strayed too close to his mammoth cheese. But it’s an immersive world and I like that.

War in the North… The wife is a big LoTRO fan. Anything to do with the story she loves. It’s not bad. The graphics are nice. She didn’t like the split-screen cooperative mode, but we managed to fight our way into Fornost that way, and look to keep going with it.

So, a cold (as in dead) iMac, two titles involving snowy locales that we’re currently enjoying, and we’re moving up to North Dakota shortly. Can’t get colder than that.